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On the recordJanuary 18, 2017
So I think you alluded to the damage that was caused by the implosion of our economy brought on by toxic financial instruments that did not have the backing that they needed.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Cantwell references the economic damage from unbacked financial instruments.

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